6. Read the following passage and answer the question:

Question

After failing three science tests, James considered quitting. His teacher stayed after school to help him develop study strategies. By semester's end, James had improved significantly. "Success," his teacher said, "is about persistence, not perfection."

What is the main theme of this passage?

(2 points)
Responses

A. Teachers should help struggling students
A. Teachers should help struggling students

B. Science is a difficult subject
B. Science is a difficult subject

C. Determination and hard work lead to improvement
C. Determination and hard work lead to improvement

D. Good grades determine future success

Answer 1

C. Determination and hard work lead to improvement